When Regular Bonking Isn’t Enough.
Apr 14th 2008martyracing & skills
Bonking, if you’re not familiar with the word, is when you ride so hard or long that your body’s glycogen stores are depleted, leading to debilitating physical sensations such as dizziness, fatigue, mental fog and riding really, really slowly. Hallucinations containing talking Ding Dongs or other snack foods are also known to occur, and your bike’s weight will suddenly increase by thirty pounds.
The Euros call it the “hunger knock,” which sounds way too polite for the “hunger battering ram” that I’ve experienced.
But I’m actually jealous of what pro racer Adam Craig calls the “eye bonk” - where you ride so fast that your mind “simply can’t process any more awesome trail in front of you.” Well, there’s a nifty problem to have. I think I’ve gotten close to that, but then I simply restock my eye’s hard drive with some oxygen-deprived slow riding, and all is well.
3 Comments »
JuJuBee on 14 Apr 2008 at 8:56 pm #
Awesome blog!
Awesome photos!
Great Job!
Sunny Gilbert on 17 Apr 2008 at 7:30 am #
I’ve also heard that when you bonk, little purple men starting playing on the side of the road and you are so happy to see them that you get off your bike and sit down to watch….
Rich on 23 Apr 2008 at 10:02 pm #
You’re such a dork Marty..(complement intended)
But the photo is so damn fab!